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Use of Intravenous Minocycline for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms

Authors :
Monica Shah
Trini Chan
Eliahu Bishburg
Source :
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 22:26-31
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2014.

Abstract

BackgroundMinocycline (MINO), a tetracycline antibiotic, has been available since the 1960s. The intravenous (IV) formulation was withdrawn from the market in 2005 but was reintroduced in the US market in 2009. The drug has potent activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) a

Details

ISSN :
10569103
Volume :
22
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2a443df206415a1a2a785de49d9dadbb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/ipc.0b013e31828bbb82